Title: The Jungle Books, Part I
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Narrator: Flo Gibson
Publisher: Recorded Books
Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute
Copyright: 1999
Genres: classic fiction, adventure, juvenile
Filed in: Audiobook reviews
Review copy provided by Kearney Public Library.
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: Set in faraway India and the Aleutians, the animals and humans who inhabit Kipling's Jungle Books have been children's favorites for generations. Book I introduces the black panther Bagheera, the lame and evil tiger Shere Khan, the rock python Kaa, the brown bear Baloo who teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle, the man cub Mowgli who lives with the wolves, Toomai of the elephants, and many others. Though the stories and characters are exotic, the themes they address are universal ones: courage, loyalty, and adventure. Stories include: "Mowgli's Brothers," "Kaa's Hunting," "Tiger-Tiger!", "The White Seal," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," "Toomai of the Elephants," and "Servants of the Queen."
(P)1981 by Recorded Books, Inc.)
MY THOUGHTS: When I came across “The Jungle Books, Part I” at my library, I thought it would be interesting to read the story behind the animated movie that I know and love so well, but what I found in this audiobook was something a little different. Disney’s classic movie, titled “The Jungle Book”, is certainly based on Rudyard Kiplings work, but the audiobook is really just a collection of short stories that Kipling originally wrote for magazines. The stories read like folk tales, or fables, and many of them do center on the well-loved characters, such as Mowgli, Bagheera, Baloo, Shere-khan, and Kaa the python. I was also excited to find the story of Ricky-ticky-tavi in this collection. I remember the story from my childhood and was glad to learn its origin.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India in 1865. Kipling wrote these short stories in 1893 and 1894, and they were collected into one volume in 1894 with illustrations by Rudyard’s father, John Kipling.
NARRATOR: I enjoyed Flo Gibson’s narration of “The Jungle Books, Part I.” I think her animated style would be especially appealing to younger audiobook listeners.
FINAL WORD: “The Jungle Books, Part I” is a nice collection of stories. Younger readers especially will enjoy this audiobook, or maybe even those of us who remember the old Disney movie from our own childhood.
FILM ADAPTATION: Yes, of course, we are all familiar with “The Jungle Book.” This Disney classic was released in 1967 and was the last movie that Walt Disney himself was personally involved in.
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